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there's new interest in romney. they saw a guy tonight that a lot of the country would see romney through the filter of advertising saying wait a minute this is an interesting guy. the romney campai is going to have to harness that moment and put the mitt we saw out there tonight was free of the duct tape of the republican base politics to get out and be the pragmatist he is. i thought romney was so much better than the romney campaign, and obama was so much worse than the technically proficient obama campaign. so there's no doubt we build up expectations for the second debate but romney's got a real opportunity now to use this new attention, come in order with that technocratic manager efficient i can deliver results grown up kind of romney we saw who was the real romney, people in massachusetts saw that and run with it. that will change the rates and they have an opportunity to see what happens. >> rose: dickerson how do they act on this opportunity. >> that's the key question is trying to find a way to make it st
there's new interest in romney. they saw a guy tonight that a lot of the country would see romney through the filter of advertising saying wait a minute this is an interesting guy. the romney campai is going to have to harness that moment and put the mitt we saw out there tonight was free of the duct tape of the republican base politics to get out and be the pragmatist he is. i thought romney was so much better than the romney campaign, and obama was so much worse than the technically...
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that's what news media and fellow republicans called mitt romney's gaffe-filled july tour of israel and poland. >> woodruff: all of this played out as the president himself was in southern california. he declared the home of the late farm workers' union leader caesar chavez a national landmark. he also held fund-raisers in los angeles and san francisco. his campaign and the democratic national committee raised $181 million in september, the most for any month this year. but money aside, it appears romney's performance in last week's highly watched debate has improved his standing in the race. a new gallup tracking poll found the candidates in a dead heat, each receiving 47% among registered voters. the president had held a five-point advantage before the debate. and the pew research center showed romney coming from eight points down to four points ahead among likely voters. there were also signs that he's regained ground in several battle ground states. all of which raises the stakes for this thursday'sen counter between vice president joe biden and vice president shall candidate paul r
that's what news media and fellow republicans called mitt romney's gaffe-filled july tour of israel and poland. >> woodruff: all of this played out as the president himself was in southern california. he declared the home of the late farm workers' union leader caesar chavez a national landmark. he also held fund-raisers in los angeles and san francisco. his campaign and the democratic national committee raised $181 million in september, the most for any month this year. but money aside,...
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nina mentioned new hampshire. only three states between 2000 and 2004 fm a sh-court t sh-carrikerry. that is how closely divided the country was then and it remains now. >> there is a counter view, and it comes out in the huffington post, that the so-called romney surge is a myth when you look at the battle ground states and the national polls, which showed them very close. hardly a point where you can say that momentum has carried romney ahead of barack obama. titanic, yes, but momentum to the point where he would -- >> romne w dead in the water until the first debate. >> of course. >> he has had a surge. i tend to think the surge is over. but that surges what made him a contender. >> what was it about that debate that just change the tide? is thea's arrogance single biggest problem. it showed him sleepy, and different, why am i here. at the last debate, that he won, he was a bit too much of a put down artist. with women vers espeally, that is a problem. >> horses and bayonets, that thing? >> it wasn't just that
nina mentioned new hampshire. only three states between 2000 and 2004 fm a sh-court t sh-carrikerry. that is how closely divided the country was then and it remains now. >> there is a counter view, and it comes out in the huffington post, that the so-called romney surge is a myth when you look at the battle ground states and the national polls, which showed them very close. hardly a point where you can say that momentum has carried romney ahead of barack obama. titanic, yes, but momentum...
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and i don't think they were getting all the news last night. they were getting a romney point of view which was very effective on his part. >> rose: do you think that romney is able to after a performance like this to build on it so that he really does as they say he had to do, get a second look? >> this is going to take some help for the president to stop that from happening. i don't believe the cake is baked as they say. i thought the top guy in philadelphia today and he thought the people are already decided and saying the economy is getting better because they already felt they made the decision so they had to say yes things are getting better and i have to tell you i don't think that is true. i think that there is enough in the middle to change their minds now. and i do belief that people are looking for a new path. i used the example of a wagon train going over a tough mountain in the back of the old days of the west and we are trudging up the side of the mountain economically and not really making much progress, with her the mud and wint
and i don't think they were getting all the news last night. they were getting a romney point of view which was very effective on his part. >> rose: do you think that romney is able to after a performance like this to build on it so that he really does as they say he had to do, get a second look? >> this is going to take some help for the president to stop that from happening. i don't believe the cake is baked as they say. i thought the top guy in philadelphia today and he thought...
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what is interesting is, you never ar romney say, no new taxes. you do not hear him say that. >> colby? >> he proposes a 20% across-the- board tax cuts. >> marginal tax rate. >> alternative minimum tax. he proposes tax deductions in real-estate to reduce the deficits. what this means is, over time, $45 llion ovethe next deca. >> we are running short on time. the dough and paul debate. >> this is a deadly earnest. how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class, who have been buried the last four years. how, in lord's name, can they justify raising their taxes? >> vice-president biden just today said that the middle-class over the last of we were years has been ". ." we agree. that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> what did you think, jonathan? >> you talk to a lot of folks in the romney campaign and they say joe biden is the gift that keeps on giving. you saw him pause when he said four years. i think he meant to say the last 10 years, and it came out wrong. this is fodder for
what is interesting is, you never ar romney say, no new taxes. you do not hear him say that. >> colby? >> he proposes a 20% across-the- board tax cuts. >> marginal tax rate. >> alternative minimum tax. he proposes tax deductions in real-estate to reduce the deficits. what this means is, over time, $45 llion ovethe next deca. >> we are running short on time. the dough and paul debate. >> this is a deadly earnest. how they can justify raising taxes on the...
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>> i agree, no knodown but viewers of fox news thought by a 3/4 margin that romney won, msnbc viewers bought by a 3/4 margin that obama wanteon. >> nina? >> it to me overnight to decide that obama won because romney became increasingly sort of agitated by the end of the debate. but our think -- there was a clear -- there was no clear punch knocked down. >> charles? >> i like to a woman spectator who said that she liked it because it was getting near to fisticuffs. they are in a ring, literally, surrounded by spectators. i thought it would grab their mikes and hit themeach over over the head with it. i wanted the secret service to anpann into thei grou andhaveandy crowley administer the can count. the would've in the best television ever. unfortunately, it ended with a whimper rather than a bang. >> did we learn anything about these candidates and their positions and policies that we did not know before? >> i think voters sense they are not hearing the truth, because they are not. neither candidate tells the truth in these debates. we make it complicated, dancing around the truth. when
>> i agree, no knodown but viewers of fox news thought by a 3/4 margin that romney won, msnbc viewers bought by a 3/4 margin that obama wanteon. >> nina? >> it to me overnight to decide that obama won because romney became increasingly sort of agitated by the end of the debate. but our think -- there was a clear -- there was no clear punch knocked down. >> charles? >> i like to a woman spectator who said that she liked it because it was getting near to fisticuffs....
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one is, the auto bailout and even though we have seen governor romney with a new ad try to be more aggressive on this issue it is clear that in in ohio and michigan governor romney's position on the auto bailout and relentless advertising and rhetoric the president's side is engaged in has hurt him with the people, connected to the auto industry. secd, ohio a pretty populist state, a pretty anti-wall street state, and governor's romney position in a state that is worried about outsourcing and competition with china, all of those themes have been teased out by the democrats in a way that may be disproportionately affecting ohio as to nationally and in even in some of the other battle ground states. >> rose: where is the momentum? >> well i think there are three possible out comes right now, cse obama win, close romne win o b romneyin and if you talk to some republicans, both connected to the campaign and one step away from the center of the campaign they are starting to talk about the possibility and you see in the republicans movement into pennsylvania, minnesota, and perhaps michigan the pos
one is, the auto bailout and even though we have seen governor romney with a new ad try to be more aggressive on this issue it is clear that in in ohio and michigan governor romney's position on the auto bailout and relentless advertising and rhetoric the president's side is engaged in has hurt him with the people, connected to the auto industry. secd, ohio a pretty populist state, a pretty anti-wall street state, and governor's romney position in a state that is worried about outsourcing and...
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and othe ump in ames, iowa, today, mitt romney seized on the that aspect of the new report. >> today, we received the latest round of discouraging economic news. last quarter, our economy grew at just 2%. after the stimulus was passed, the white house promised it would be growing at 4.3%, over twice as fast. slow economic growth means slow job growth and declining take- home pay. that's what four years of president obama's policies has produced. americans are ready for change, for growth, for jobs, for more take home pay, and we're going to bring it to them. >> brown: after two days of intense campaigning, president obama was off the trail today. he did not directly address the new data in a radio interview, but pushed back on romney's criticism. >> the fact of the matter is that governor romney's economic policies are reverting back to the same policies that i inherited, that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years, record deficits, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. wt governor romney's offering is a return to picies that have failed us in the past. he's
and othe ump in ames, iowa, today, mitt romney seized on the that aspect of the new report. >> today, we received the latest round of discouraging economic news. last quarter, our economy grew at just 2%. after the stimulus was passed, the white house promised it would be growing at 4.3%, over twice as fast. slow economic growth means slow job growth and declining take- home pay. that's what four years of president obama's policies has produced. americans are ready for change, for growth,...
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he did not directly address the new data in a radio interview, but pushed back on romney's criticism. >> the fact of the matter is that governor romney's economic policies are reverting back to the same policies that i inherited, that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years, record deficits, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. what governor romney's offering is a return to policies that have failed us in the past. he's now talking about them as "big changes." they're a repeat... a relapse of things that haven't worked for american families for over a decade now. >> brown: with both sides promising to revitalize the economy, there's one more important report yet to come: the jobs numbers for october will be released next friday, just four days before voters head to the polls. earlier today, i talked about the new government economic reportith hugh johnson, head of an vesent d advisory fi in bany, new york. hugh, welcome. first the good news, where is the growth coming from? >> well, you know, there are a lot of places. but i think probably the best news is th
he did not directly address the new data in a radio interview, but pushed back on romney's criticism. >> the fact of the matter is that governor romney's economic policies are reverting back to the same policies that i inherited, that led us to the slowest job growth in 50 years, record deficits, and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. what governor romney's offering is a return to policies that have failed us in the past. he's now talking about them as "big...
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. >> romney spoke at a rally in henderson, nevada. he said obama is resorting to attacks in the absence of new ideas of his own. romney said he can stand criticisms for obama f two weeks. he says he can't stand four more years of the obama administration. >>> foreign ministers from japan and china have held talks to mend relations sha have become strained over the territorial dispute. japanese government sources that i kawai and zhijun met in shanghai over the weekend. the sources say the two officials did not go into details. diplomats are looking for a chance to improve their relations. another meeting between senior officials took place in tokyo on october 11th. japan and china is ready to look for a break through while studying the economic impact of the strained ties and public opinion. >>> japanese disaster management experts have shared lessons from last year's earthquake and tsunami at a recent seminar in sri lanka. the event was held columbo. the government officials and civil engineers attended. the indian ocean tsunami in 2
. >> romney spoke at a rally in henderson, nevada. he said obama is resorting to attacks in the absence of new ideas of his own. romney said he can stand criticisms for obama f two weeks. he says he can't stand four more years of the obama administration. >>> foreign ministers from japan and china have held talks to mend relations sha have become strained over the territorial dispute. japanese government sources that i kawai and zhijun met in shanghai over the weekend. the...
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a new abc news/"washington post" poll of likely voters found the president led 49% to 46%. but that was within the margin of error. and the poll found romney now leads in the level of enthusiasm among his supporters. the president hoped to reverse that trend as he hunkered down in williams burg, virginia, to prepare. on sunday his top advisor david axle rod told fox news that mr. obama will make some adjustments to the approach he took in the first debate. >> i mean, we saw governor romney sort of serially walk away from his own proposals and certainly the president is going to be willing to challenge him. >> woodruff: mitt romney was doing his debate homework in boston but advisorold cnn on nday that he expects a different president obama on tuesday up to a point >> well, the president can change his style. he can change his tactics. he can't change his record and he can't change his policies. that's what this election is about >> woodruff: the candidates face off tomorrow night at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. >> suarez: late today, mitt romney announced he r
a new abc news/"washington post" poll of likely voters found the president led 49% to 46%. but that was within the margin of error. and the poll found romney now leads in the level of enthusiasm among his supporters. the president hoped to reverse that trend as he hunkered down in williams burg, virginia, to prepare. on sunday his top advisor david axle rod told fox news that mr. obama will make some adjustments to the approach he took in the first debate. >> i mean, we saw...
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new polls show governor romney and president oma nck neck in t raceorresident. joining me now from washington, tom friedman of the "new york times." >> great to be with you, charlie. thank you. >> rose: so tell me what you thought of the governor's speech today and did you learn more about his foreign policy positions from it? >> well, you know, i'm -- it's always good to see governor romney, any of the candidates, taking foreign policy seriously. and, you know, this speech certainly does that. but underlying it, charlie, i'd say are several criticisms i would have. one is there's thi basically republican trope that romney has fallen back on which is kind of the old one: democrats are wimps basically, and republicans are the daddy party and they're tough and obama's basically a democrat of whim. >> rose: right. >> and the facts just don't bear it out. so that's kind of the underlying theme. also there's a -- i think just a straight out false statement that no trade agreements have been concluded under obama. i believe he signed three of them, including one with
new polls show governor romney and president oma nck neck in t raceorresident. joining me now from washington, tom friedman of the "new york times." >> great to be with you, charlie. thank you. >> rose: so tell me what you thought of the governor's speech today and did you learn more about his foreign policy positions from it? >> well, you know, i'm -- it's always good to see governor romney, any of the candidates, taking foreign policy seriously. and, you know, this...
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. >> why won't romney level with us about his tax plan, which gives the wealthy huge new tax breaks? because, according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class, or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here, how can we ever trust him here? >> brown: meanwhile, on the fox news channel last night, romney reversed course on his remark that 47% of americans don't pay taxes and, in his words, are dependent on government, so he couldn't worry about them and their votes. >> in this case, i said something that's just completely wrong. and i absolutely believe, however, that mlife hashown that i care about the 100% and that has been demonstrated throughout my life. this whole campaign is about the 100%. when i become president, it'll be about helping the 100%. >> brown: still, president obama was having none of it. >> from the day we began this campaign, we've always said that real change takes time. it takes more than one year or one term, or even one president. it takes more than one party. it certainly can't happen if you're willing to write off half th
. >> why won't romney level with us about his tax plan, which gives the wealthy huge new tax breaks? because, according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class, or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here, how can we ever trust him here? >> brown: meanwhile, on the fox news channel last night, romney reversed course on his remark that 47% of americans don't pay taxes and, in his words, are dependent on government, so he couldn't worry about...
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governor romney released a new ad using a criticism he deployed in last night's debate. >> the president began an "apology tour," going to various nations and criticizing america... >> tom: in his own ad, the predent answered critics who say he hasn't laid out his plan should he win re-election. >> here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority. building on our manufacturing boom. boosting american-made energy. reducing the deficit responsibly by cutting where we can and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. >> tom: while neither candidates mentioned the fiscal cliff in last night's debate, they did talk a little about the automatic spending cuts piece of the fiscal cliff. >> and i will not cut our military budget by a trillion dolrs, which a combinaon of the budt cuts the president has, as well as the sequestration cuts. that, in my view, is making... is making our future less certain and less secure. >> first of all, the sequester is not something that i've proposed; it is something that congress has proposed. it will not happen. the budget
governor romney released a new ad using a criticism he deployed in last night's debate. >> the president began an "apology tour," going to various nations and criticizing america... >> tom: in his own ad, the predent answered critics who say he hasn't laid out his plan should he win re-election. >> here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority. building on our manufacturing boom. boosting american-made energy. reducing the...
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so, darren, romney floated a new idea last night, capping tax deductions at $25,000 while cutting tack rate for all wage earners. doesn't add to the deficit according to the governor. does it add up, though? >> tom you'll be shocked, shocked to hear that right now it doesn't. we don't have enough details. here's what we know. so the governor has proposed about $5 trillion in tax cuts. that 25,000 cap he talked abt onitemized deductions, according to the tax policy center, would raise about $1.3 trillion. so you have a hole of 3.7 trillion, and we don't know how governor romney would fill that. >> tom: we also haven't heard much on housing from either candidate except for the reference to mortgage tax deductions. housing has been absent from the two debates so far. >> that's kind a surprise especially considering that the swing state of florida, which you're in, housing is critical, right, a lot of people are under water on their rtgages. but i thi on reasonor that is that solving housing and trying to really address it is very difficult and very expensive. just one example, governor ro
so, darren, romney floated a new idea last night, capping tax deductions at $25,000 while cutting tack rate for all wage earners. doesn't add to the deficit according to the governor. does it add up, though? >> tom you'll be shocked, shocked to hear that right now it doesn't. we don't have enough details. here's what we know. so the governor has proposed about $5 trillion in tax cuts. that 25,000 cap he talked abt onitemized deductions, according to the tax policy center, would raise...
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let's talk about new jobs. let's talk about infrastructure. let's talk about our different vision for massachusetts. that's what the people of massachusetts want to talk about. that's what i think they ought to hear about. >> i think about ten or 15 minutes in, romney began to realize this was not the easy exercise he thought it was going to be. >> reporter: then romney faulterred. the issue was health care. >> i have a plan. i have a position paper on health care. i'm happy to show it to you, senator any lime you would like. >> mr. romney, it isn't a question of showing me your paper. it's a question of showing all of the people in here that are watching this program the paper. they ought to have an opportunity to know. what is the cost of your program? >> i don't have a cost of my program >> you don't have a cost i'm sorry. i don't have... >> what will be the impact of that on the budget >> i to not know the specific number. senator kennedy, i think it's a wonderful idea to take it through piece by piece and... >> that's what you have to do
let's talk about new jobs. let's talk about infrastructure. let's talk about our different vision for massachusetts. that's what the people of massachusetts want to talk about. that's what i think they ought to hear about. >> i think about ten or 15 minutes in, romney began to realize this was not the easy exercise he thought it was going to be. >> reporter: then romney faulterred. the issue was health care. >> i have a plan. i have a position paper on health care. i'm happy...
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a new "associated press" poll today shows president obama and governor romney in a statistical dead heat. in the meantime, one prominent voter, the president himself, cast his ballot in early voting in chicago. ( cheers and applause ) in addition to showing the president and mitt romney running neck and neck nationally, the new poll reveals that among women, president obama has lost a 16-point lead he held just one month ago. the race has tightened among men, too, in the opposite direction, with romney losing much of his advantage over the president. still, on november 6, it will be the swing states that most matter, and, today, romney concentrated once again on ohio, where 18 electoral votes are up for grabs. he addressed a raucous crowd in cincinnati this morning. >> you know something's wrong about the direction we're headed right now. you know that we don't want to keep going on the same path we've been on for the last four years. you know we can't afford four more years like the last four years. i mean-- do you want real big change in this country? ( cheers and applause ) well, you'
a new "associated press" poll today shows president obama and governor romney in a statistical dead heat. in the meantime, one prominent voter, the president himself, cast his ballot in early voting in chicago. ( cheers and applause ) in addition to showing the president and mitt romney running neck and neck nationally, the new poll reveals that among women, president obama has lost a 16-point lead he held just one month ago. the race has tightened among men, too, in the opposite...
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and when romney runs, romney has a new ad out saying he can work better with cgress than obama has, that somebody didn't point out that this is an obstructionist republican majority in the house. >> i think that's because obama is in a trap. he has painted himself into a corner, which makes him vulnerable to the charge, which has been heard increasingly often, that you don't know what obama's going to do in his second term, that he doesn't have an agenda, that only the past he's willing to talk about, that was a failure. and he can't tell you because it's not going to be good. i think the problem obama has is that he can tell part of the story, thanks to bill clinton, which is, "they gave me a prblem and i stopped what they were doing. now you don't want to give it back to the people who caused the problem." but what he is not then able to do, which i wish he would do, is to say, "and the reason it was so hard for me to do as much as i wanted, and the reason i need your help, america, going forward, is that these people are going to fight us tooth and nail every step of the way. and star
and when romney runs, romney has a new ad out saying he can work better with cgress than obama has, that somebody didn't point out that this is an obstructionist republican majority in the house. >> i think that's because obama is in a trap. he has painted himself into a corner, which makes him vulnerable to the charge, which has been heard increasingly often, that you don't know what obama's going to do in his second term, that he doesn't have an agenda, that only the past he's willing...
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governor mitt romney canceled campaign events in the key states of virginia and new hampshire. darren gersh tonight looks at the impact with election day one week away. >> reporter: both campaigns say they have stopped fundraising and campaigning in states in sandy's path. governor romney was still looking for votes today in ohio, iowa and wisconsin, but his campaign says he will stay away from the key swing states of virginia and new hampshire to let emergency workers there focus on the storm. both candidates say this is a time for the nation to come together. >> i am not worried at this point about the impact on the election. i'm worried about the impact on families, and i'm worried about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on our economy and on transportation. the election will take care of itself next week. >> i would like to ask you who are here today to think about making a contrutioto the red cross or another relief agey, to be of help if you possibly can in any way you can imagine to help those in harm's way. >> reporter: not only has sandy
governor mitt romney canceled campaign events in the key states of virginia and new hampshire. darren gersh tonight looks at the impact with election day one week away. >> reporter: both campaigns say they have stopped fundraising and campaigning in states in sandy's path. governor romney was still looking for votes today in ohio, iowa and wisconsin, but his campaign says he will stay away from the key swing states of virginia and new hampshire to let emergency workers there focus on the...
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they both started off, barack obama, by talking about new economic patriotism, and mitt romney by talkin talking about trickle-down government. and they took off from there. it seemed that shaped a lot of where the conversation went. >> i would have liked to have seen more than themes, actually. i thought a lot of the themes got lost-- they crammed each answer with too many specifics, too many details, too many planks in the platform in each different answer. it was kind of lost. i'm not sure voters who are not paying attention to politics. we know the background to all these issues but i'm not quite sure what they'll get out of it if anything. >> woodruff: that's my question, are voters -- we followed some of this but it was pretty dense at times, wasn't it. >> it was. the president's theme was how the burdens and benefits of governmented ought to be distributed. he kept coming back to that. that we were sort of all in this together. and what surprised me, i guess, about mitt romney was he used the-- as a credential, the governorship of massachusetts more tonight than he has in the past
they both started off, barack obama, by talking about new economic patriotism, and mitt romney by talkin talking about trickle-down government. and they took off from there. it seemed that shaped a lot of where the conversation went. >> i would have liked to have seen more than themes, actually. i thought a lot of the themes got lost-- they crammed each answer with too many specifics, too many details, too many planks in the platform in each different answer. it was kind of lost. i'm not...
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. >> >> rose: welcome to our program, we are live this evening from new york, danville, kentucky in washington, d.c., at the vice presidential debate tonight, detrimentally incumbent joe biden faced off against paul ryan, the sex at stake wre high, the strong performance of mitt romney changed the race, it is now wide open with just 25 days until the election, joe biden and paul ryan competed to take control of the narrative. >> this benghazi issue would be a tragedy in and of itself but unfortunately it is indicative of a broader problem and that's what we are watching on the tv screens is the unravelling of the obama foreign policy, we cannot allow iran to gain a nuclear weapons capabiliy. n, t'stake lo at where we have come from. when barack obama was elected, they had enough fissionable ferrill to make one bomb and now they have enough five, they are racing toward a nuclear weapon and four years closer to a nuclear weapons capability. >> war should always be the absolute last resort, these why these crippling sanctions with netanyahu says we should continue if not mistaken romney says we s
. >> >> rose: welcome to our program, we are live this evening from new york, danville, kentucky in washington, d.c., at the vice presidential debate tonight, detrimentally incumbent joe biden faced off against paul ryan, the sex at stake wre high, the strong performance of mitt romney changed the race, it is now wide open with just 25 days until the election, joe biden and paul ryan competed to take control of the narrative. >> this benghazi issue would be a tragedy in and of...
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. >> nothing governor romney just said is true. starting with this notion of me apologizing. >> this has been probably the biggest whopper that has been told during the c campaign. >> joining me in new york is tina brown, editor in chief of the daily beast. peep. very disappointing. >> talking about europe and stuff -- >> rose: you can say it affects the u.s. economy and the economic recovery or threatens the u.s. economy if they can't get it right. >> there is also the one moment in which the president, romney kept saying, look, you can attk me but that is not a propol for the future, did that score? what was the best line that romney had during the evening? anybody? >> you can't attack me was clearly his go to line. >> rose: right. >> if the president attacked, other than that, i can't think of any real standout lines that governor romney had. i don't think he wanted the zingers, i think he stayed away from that, he was just playing it very safe. obviously, president obama had a few good zingers, the one about the bayonets and ho
. >> nothing governor romney just said is true. starting with this notion of me apologizing. >> this has been probably the biggest whopper that has been told during the c campaign. >> joining me in new york is tina brown, editor in chief of the daily beast. peep. very disappointing. >> talking about europe and stuff -- >> rose: you can say it affects the u.s. economy and the economic recovery or threatens the u.s. economy if they can't get it right. >> there...
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, the question is about assault weapons, ak-47s >> romney: i'm not in favor of new pieces of legislation on guns and taking guns away or making certain guns illegal. we of course don't want to have automatic weapons. that's already illegal in this country to have automatic weapons. what i believe is we have to do as the pesidt mentiod towards the end of his remarks there, which is to make enormous efforts to enforce the gun laws that we have and to change the culture of violence we have. you ask how are we going to do that? there are a number of things. you mentioned good schools. i totally agree. we were able to drive our schools to be number one in the nation in my state. i believe if we do a better job in education we'll give people the hope and opportunity they deserve and perhaps less violence from that. let me mention another thing. that is parents. we need moms and dads helping raise kids. wherever possiblehe benefit of having two parents in the home. that's not always possible. a lot of great single moms, single dads. but, gosh, to tell our kids that before they have babies they
, the question is about assault weapons, ak-47s >> romney: i'm not in favor of new pieces of legislation on guns and taking guns away or making certain guns illegal. we of course don't want to have automatic weapons. that's already illegal in this country to have automatic weapons. what i believe is we have to do as the pesidt mentiod towards the end of his remarks there, which is to make enormous efforts to enforce the gun laws that we have and to change the culture of violence we have....
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among them, new jersey's republican governor chris christie, a romney supporter who nevertheless heaped praise on the president. >> i have to say thed administration, t presiden himself, and people a administrator craig few gate have been outstanding with us so far. we have a great partnership with them. i want to thank the president personally for his personal attention to this. >> ifill: the white house announced the president will tour new jersey's storm damage with kristie tomorrow. kristie said today that disaster transcends politics. >> i don't give a damn about election day. it doesn't matter a lick to me. at the moment, i've got much bigger fish to fry than that. so do the people in the state of new jersey. let the politicians who are on the ballot worry about election day its not my problem. i'm not dealing with it at the moment. >> ifill: both candidates sought to strike a delicate balance even as national and battle ground state polls continue to show them locked in a dead heat. it remains unclear what affect sandy will have on next week's election or on the voting that has a
among them, new jersey's republican governor chris christie, a romney supporter who nevertheless heaped praise on the president. >> i have to say thed administration, t presiden himself, and people a administrator craig few gate have been outstanding with us so far. we have a great partnership with them. i want to thank the president personally for his personal attention to this. >> ifill: the white house announced the president will tour new jersey's storm damage with kristie...
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that's before we're talking about this new 20% across-the-board tax cut. so he actually has two holes to fill relative to what doug just told you. secondly --. >> brown: stop there. answer that. >> it's just wrong. there's taxes now, cut 20%, that's what the governor is proposing. the question is how big is that hole? it's a $2.3 trillion hole --. >> brown: but he has nod said about the bush tax cuts. >> are you saying the governor doesn't want to extend the bush tax cuts? >> i have no idea. it doesn't matter. >> he said many times he does. >> the question is what is the diference between where we are now and cutting by 20% and that answer is $2.3 trillion -- >> i think that's -- >> this is the tax policy center. the only way you get $5 trillion is let the rates go up and then go back down. that's just the math. and the studies. >> what the studies basically say the only way governor romney can fill the hole, a five trillion dollar hole from the rate cut and another four and a half trillion from extending the bush tax cuts is by raising taxes on people bel
that's before we're talking about this new 20% across-the-board tax cut. so he actually has two holes to fill relative to what doug just told you. secondly --. >> brown: stop there. answer that. >> it's just wrong. there's taxes now, cut 20%, that's what the governor is proposing. the question is how big is that hole? it's a $2.3 trillion hole --. >> brown: but he has nod said about the bush tax cuts. >> are you saying the governor doesn't want to extend the bush tax...
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welcome to "to the contrary", a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, wooing women. one more presidential debate remains for gop presidential hopeful mitt romney and president obama to make their case to the highly touted women's vote. this week after the so-called "town-brawl" debate dueling ads appeared focusing directly on the women's vote. >> turns out, rick perry doesn't oppose contraception at all. >> couldn't we find women that are qualified. a gallup/usa today survey in 12 crucial swing states finds women list abortion as the most important issue 39% for women, followed by jobs 19%, healthcare 18% and the economy 16%. in contrast, men see jobs 38% and the economy 37% as the two most important issues facing men. romney is now within one point of obama among female likely voters in swing states 48%-49%. >> mostly with this poll out that shows women this swing states and women voters rank abortion and rights can romney maintain his surge. >> absolutely. the economy which is driving this election. we cannot settled for president obama's fa
welcome to "to the contrary", a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, wooing women. one more presidential debate remains for gop presidential hopeful mitt romney and president obama to make their case to the highly touted women's vote. this week after the so-called "town-brawl" debate dueling ads appeared focusing directly on the women's vote. >> turns out, rick perry doesn't oppose contraception at all. >> couldn't we find...
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. >> reporter: both president obama and former governor mitt romney-- a part-time resident of new hampshire-- have made the granite state a frequent stop on the campaign trail. they're both courting female voters-- here and across the country. >> dear daughter your share of debt is $50,000 >> reporter: but how women's issues will play out in this largely independent, libertarian-leaning state is anyone's guess. the same is true for economic issues; new hampshire's unemployment rate is just 5.7%, far lower than the national average. >> new hampshire's independent streak has led to some unpredictable voting patterns. mr. obama won here four years ago, but two years later, the tea party wave gave republicans big gains. they won back the two congressional seats they lost in 2006, and took over the state legislature. even the voters here have a hard time pinning down the political mood. >> there's a lot of independence in new hampshire. people tend to make up their minds you know, at the last, not necessarily the last minute, the couple days. they expect to see their candidates and get to know t
. >> reporter: both president obama and former governor mitt romney-- a part-time resident of new hampshire-- have made the granite state a frequent stop on the campaign trail. they're both courting female voters-- here and across the country. >> dear daughter your share of debt is $50,000 >> reporter: but how women's issues will play out in this largely independent, libertarian-leaning state is anyone's guess. the same is true for economic issues; new hampshire's unemployment...
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an on the job training program designed to create new jobs. in just a few hours, president obama and governor mitt romney will face off in the first presidential debate. as both candidates fight for votes, each has clear objectives: governor romney needs to rebuild momentum for his campaign, and the president is looking to widen his lead in the polls. to do it, they're each using their own sets of numbers. darren gersh breaks them down, and tells you what you need to know about them. >> reporter: for challenger mitt romney, tonight's debate is his best chancto sell hielf to voters who are still undecided. and one way to do that is to focus less on facts and aggressive debate tactics and worry more about coming across as someone voters can be comfortable with. >> i would tell him, don't think too much. be yourself. if you're yourself, you will come off as authentic. authentic is more important than anything else. >> reporter: still, a few numbers might help. starting with $16 trillion, that's the current level of the national debt on president
an on the job training program designed to create new jobs. in just a few hours, president obama and governor mitt romney will face off in the first presidential debate. as both candidates fight for votes, each has clear objectives: governor romney needs to rebuild momentum for his campaign, and the president is looking to widen his lead in the polls. to do it, they're each using their own sets of numbers. darren gersh breaks them down, and tells you what you need to know about them. >>...
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new jersey governor chris christie on cbs's face the nation yesterday. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night and lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. and the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> woodruff: like wise president obama's senior advisor david pluf offerd this assessment on nbc's meet the press. >> challengers tend to benefit from debates. we've expected all along that governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any candidate in history. he's showing himself to be a very, very good debater through the years. we understand that this is an important moment. >> woodruff: and more important moments are to come. the second presidential debate will be a town hall format at hofstra in hempstead, new york, on october 16. that's to be followed by a foreign policy debate at lynn university in boca raton, florida, on october 22. the vice president shall debate will be held october 11 at c
new jersey governor chris christie on cbs's face the nation yesterday. >> i've seen mitt romney do this before. he's going to come in wednesday night and lay out his vision for america. he's going to contrast what his view is and what the president's record is. and the president's view for the future. this whole race is going to be turned upsidedown come thursday morning. >> woodruff: like wise president obama's senior advisor david pluf offerd this assessment on nbc's meet the...
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college was showing obama at 290 and romney is 217. the crucial swing women voters in swing states, whose side are they going to come down on and why? game.s a ground i don't think the republican comments help the republican party in that way. at the same time, it's going to be aut -- it's who do we trust? the ads i would like to see -- the grounds game the getting out the vote. >> that's right. whether this franken storm effects it -- i would like to see ads of doing dishes and taking care of my baby. that's what would win my vote. >> let's talk about what has moved some swing women. it was the first debate appearance from governor rick r. he was eellent. at evente gave a lot of swing voters permission to support romney someone who they now see as an alternative. >> that's right. no women's issues were raised in that first debate. when we saw in the second debate when the presidential candidate answered a question around pay equity, it shows us once again how the republican party fails to address the issues that are specifically impor
college was showing obama at 290 and romney is 217. the crucial swing women voters in swing states, whose side are they going to come down on and why? game.s a ground i don't think the republican comments help the republican party in that way. at the same time, it's going to be aut -- it's who do we trust? the ads i would like to see -- the grounds game the getting out the vote. >> that's right. whether this franken storm effects it -- i would like to see ads of doing dishes and taking...
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. >> report: new wave ot.v. ads also debuted in key states. the pro-romney group american crossroads began airing this spot in seven states with actor clint eastwood. >> when someone doesn't get the job done, you've got to hold them accountable. obama's second term would be a rerun of the first and our country just can't survive that. >> brown: the obama campaign countered with a reminder that just 537 votes in florida swung the election of 2000 and led to the george w. bush presidency. >> if you're thinking your vote doesn't count, that it won't matter, well, back thenthere were probably at least 537 people who felt the same way. >> reporter: meanwhile, aides said the president would himself be calling voters tonight from air force one before starting the day tomorrow in florida. mitt romney will be headed to ohio tomorrow. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": some unexpected tossups for senate seats; an issue candidates aren't addressing: the housing crisis; the rest of the presidential field debates; cost-cutting in a seattle medical
. >> report: new wave ot.v. ads also debuted in key states. the pro-romney group american crossroads began airing this spot in seven states with actor clint eastwood. >> when someone doesn't get the job done, you've got to hold them accountable. obama's second term would be a rerun of the first and our country just can't survive that. >> brown: the obama campaign countered with a reminder that just 537 votes in florida swung the election of 2000 and led to the george w. bush...
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in fact, if we get a romney presidency there may be almost no pressure on defense contractors. susie: as for shares of the big u.s. defense contracrs today, they followed the broader market lower. boeing, general dynamics, lockheed martin and northrop grumman all down about 1%. >> susie: for many americans, >> susie: for many americans, college is a gateway to economic success. for the past 60 years, schools across the country have considered "race" in admissions decisions, as a way to promote diversity on campus. today, the supreme court heard arguments on a case with the potential to do away with affirmative action. it's not just the education community watching this case. as sylvia hall reports, so are some of the nation's biggest companies. >> i hope the court rules that a student's race and ethnicity should not be considered when applying to the university of texas. >> reporter: that's abigail fisher, who was denied a spot in the school's 2008 freshman class. u.t. says race wasn't a factor, but fisher maintains she was rejected because she's white. that accusation could ch
in fact, if we get a romney presidency there may be almost no pressure on defense contractors. susie: as for shares of the big u.s. defense contracrs today, they followed the broader market lower. boeing, general dynamics, lockheed martin and northrop grumman all down about 1%. >> susie: for many americans, >> susie: for many americans, college is a gateway to economic success. for the past 60 years, schools across the country have considered "race" in admissions...
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but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: republican mitt romney looked to capitalize on newfound momentum today, campaigning again in ohio. it's considered a must-win state for his presidential bid, and polls show he's been closing the gap with president obama. romney took questions from voters in mount vernon, prepping for his town hall-style debate with the president next week. and he hammered away on the economy. >> my whole passion is about helping the american people who are struggling right now. that's what this is about. the president says he's for middle class. how've they done under his presidency? not so well. i want to help the middle class get good jobs and better take- home pay. i know how to do that. >> sreenivasan: romney also underscored his anti-abortion stance after saying tuesday that he would not pursue abortion- related measures if he's elected. tod, he tolreporters, "i'll be a pro-life president." meanwhile, president obama spent the day at the white house. in an
but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: republican mitt romney looked to capitalize on newfound momentum today, campaigning again in ohio. it's considered a must-win state for his presidential bid, and polls show he's been closing the gap with president obama. romney took questions from voters in mount vernon, prepping for his town hall-style debate with the president next week. and he hammered away on the economy. >> my whole passion is about...
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both candidates attended the annual al smith charity dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. at the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note -- >> it's written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. and perseverance, character. and character, hope. >>> this week, the u.s. catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. at a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. religion came up briefly at the presidential debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his mormon faith. >> and i believe we're all children of the same god. i believe we have a responsibility to care for one other. i -- i served as a missiony for mchur. i rveds a storn my congregation for about ten years. >>> last week we began a new miniseries we're calling "none of the above," which focuses on the fast-growing number of americans, especially young adults, who say they have no affiliation with an
both candidates attended the annual al smith charity dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. at the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note -- >> it's written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. and perseverance, character. and character, hope. >>> this week, the u.s. catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. at a mass to open the rosary novena for...
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last president obama and governor romney locked horns in a town hall-style debate. the president had much to prove. he came out swinging as he attempted to seize momentum back fm goveor romne the governor did not hesitate to respond in kind. >> when you came out in 2014, i presume i'm going to be president, i'm going to make sure you get a job. you took detroit bankrupt. you took general motors bankrupt. you took chrysler bankrupt. when you say i wanted to take the auto industry bankrupt, you did. >> governor romney says he has a 5-point plan. he has a one-point plan and that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules. >> i believe very much in our reneble capabitiecapalities -- ethanol, wind, solar-- it will be an important part of our energy mix. what we don't need is have the president keeping us from taking advantage of oil, coal, and gas. this has not been mr. oil or mr. gas or mr. coal. >> when i hear governor romney say he's a big coal guy-- keep in mind, when you were governor of massachusetts, you stood in front of a coal pl
last president obama and governor romney locked horns in a town hall-style debate. the president had much to prove. he came out swinging as he attempted to seize momentum back fm goveor romne the governor did not hesitate to respond in kind. >> when you came out in 2014, i presume i'm going to be president, i'm going to make sure you get a job. you took detroit bankrupt. you took general motors bankrupt. you took chrysler bankrupt. when you say i wanted to take the auto industry bankrupt,...
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reporter in new york times magazine came across a recording of governor mitt romney in a conference call in june with some businessexecuives. the government told him there is, quote, nothing illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for the business. because i think that will figure into their election decision. their voting decision. and, of course, doing that with your family and your kids, as well. and here's governor romney two months later, campaigning at an ohio coal mine. >> this is a time for truth. i listened to an ad on the way here. i'll tell you, you got a great boss. he runs a great operation here. and he -- there he is. >> look at all those miners around him, steadfastly standing in support, right? they work for a company called murray energy. and attendance at the rally, without pay, was mandatory. murray energy is notorious for violating safety regulations. sometimes resulting in injuries and deaths and the company has paid millions in fines. the ceo, bob murray, is a well-known climate change denier and cut throat businessman. he insists
reporter in new york times magazine came across a recording of governor mitt romney in a conference call in june with some businessexecuives. the government told him there is, quote, nothing illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for the business. because i think that will figure into their election decision. their voting decision. and, of course, doing that with your family and your kids, as well. and here's governor romney two months later, campaigning at...
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did we learn anything new from the two of them. are there difference between the can darkts the romney-ryan team and ot bama-biden team is it more arifd as a relt o last night. >> i think there were vulnerabilities we knew about which we saw developed. so ryan's weakest moment by far was trying to defend the tax plan. how are you going to balance the budget. really, that was an embarrassment because he just doesn't-- there is no substance there is no answer to that question how are you going to cut taxes. >> woodruff: because they haven't laid out. >> the cuts. and you know, if you got rid of every loophole out there, you could reduce the rates by 4%. so he's promising 20%, and not getting rid of every loophole it just doesn't add up. we saw that expod. th benazi thing at hurt biden a little, the libya thing. i think a lot of things actually in retrospect as i think about the debate were not explored. as much as they should have been, the jobs and medicare. i think actually the republicans dodged a bullet because with ryan sitting
did we learn anything new from the two of them. are there difference between the can darkts the romney-ryan team and ot bama-biden team is it more arifd as a relt o last night. >> i think there were vulnerabilities we knew about which we saw developed. so ryan's weakest moment by far was trying to defend the tax plan. how are you going to balance the budget. really, that was an embarrassment because he just doesn't-- there is no substance there is no answer to that question how are you...
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by his unilateral disarmament, disengagement, call it what you want, the president enabled mitt romney to explunge all the negatives that the obama campaign had put on the a about him am and to establish himself, make a dash for the moderate middle to create the old new old or old new myth with sort of an enlightened or progressive position on regulation, on health care, and all the rest of it. and once that's established, okay, and not contradicted, it just gives him an advantage, 70 million people, 70,000 commercials, 70,000, but i mean you don't begin to approach the same number. >> you do in i presidential debate. obama had a tough job in the second debate, jeffrey. he had to, first of all reassure his own supporters that he was the guy he remembered, admired, worked for, helped-- for. i thought he did do that. in romney's first debate, because obama wasn't even there, he was very even in disposition and tone. and i think in the second debate obama got under his skin and he became peevish, waspish, there was a pet lent side to him, quarrelous. i think that and sort of his outburst
by his unilateral disarmament, disengagement, call it what you want, the president enabled mitt romney to explunge all the negatives that the obama campaign had put on the a about him am and to establish himself, make a dash for the moderate middle to create the old new old or old new myth with sort of an enlightened or progressive position on regulation, on health care, and all the rest of it. and once that's established, okay, and not contradicted, it just gives him an advantage, 70 million...
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romney among latino voters. that's up from the 65-26 advantage he held six weeks ago. >> latino's will decide the election in colorado, nevada, north carolina, florida. >> because? >> becausein a very close election latino voters tend to decide which way to vote. it happened in 2000 with president george w. bush in florida and it's going to happen again this year. >> there was a report from the pew hispanic center a few days ago saying a record 24 million, 24 million latinos are eligible to vote. >> right. >> but their turnout rate has consistently lagged behind whites and blacks. >> not that much. the latino decision polls are usually very accurate because they're polling specifically latino voters, registered voters and the unthus see amp level was very low. in the last poll it had increased to 82%. >> that's understandable. >> romney? >> no, we're getting a little bit closer to the election. people are paying more attention to the election. when you see the polls and try to understand why the numbers are so d
romney among latino voters. that's up from the 65-26 advantage he held six weeks ago. >> latino's will decide the election in colorado, nevada, north carolina, florida. >> because? >> becausein a very close election latino voters tend to decide which way to vote. it happened in 2000 with president george w. bush in florida and it's going to happen again this year. >> there was a report from the pew hispanic center a few days ago saying a record 24 million, 24 million...
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mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. we are not buying it. >> romney headed to another battleground state, virginia, when he said the president failed to explain why he deserves a second term. >> don't you think it is time for him to finally put together a vision of what he would do in the next four years if he were elected? he has to come up with that over this weekend, because there is only one debate left on monday. i think it is pretty clear when it comes to his policies, his answers and his agenda, he is pretty much running on fumes. and the american people want some real answe and a real agenda. and that's why paul ryan and i are going to become the next president and vice president of the united states. >> both candidates appealed to women voters today, picking up where they left off last night, when one of the townhall voters asked where they stand on pay equities. the president pointed to his 2009 finding of the fairer pay act as an example of his support for women. >> president obama: that's an example of the k
mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. we are not buying it. >> romney headed to another battleground state, virginia, when he said the president failed to explain why he deserves a second term. >> don't you think it is time for him to finally put together a vision of what he would do in the next four years if he were elected? he has to come up with that over this weekend, because there is only one debate left on monday. i think it is pretty clear when it comes to his...
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a pennsylvania judge blocked a new law that would have required voters to show photo i.d. at the polls next month. president obama and mitt romney spent the day preparing for their first debate tomorrow night. and republican leaders of the house oversight committee charged that the state department ignored pleas for greater security in benghazi, libya, before the u.s. ambassador was killed there. what can middle, high school and college students learn from watching the upcoming presidential debates? kwame holman introduces some special debate teaching tools. >> holman: working with educators around the country, newshour extra, our site for students and teachers, has put together resources to help young viewers learn about the history and evolution of debates, and feel more connected to the democratic process. find those links on the rundown. and headhunter nick corcodilos answers your job search questions, including how to approach a full career change. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday
a pennsylvania judge blocked a new law that would have required voters to show photo i.d. at the polls next month. president obama and mitt romney spent the day preparing for their first debate tomorrow night. and republican leaders of the house oversight committee charged that the state department ignored pleas for greater security in benghazi, libya, before the u.s. ambassador was killed there. what can middle, high school and college students learn from watching the upcoming presidential...
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the "new york times" endors the president for re-ection over the weend. while iowa's largest newspaper, the des moines register, endorsed romney. it had not backed a republican for president since 1972. as for the vice presidential running mates, both remained on the campaign trail with just eight precious days before election day. republican paul ryan was in florida. and vice president biden replaced the president at a late day event in ohio. so what impact will the storm have on the final week of the so what impact will the storm have on the final week of the race? to examine that and the state of the campaign, we are joined by susan page, washington bureau chief of "u.s.a. today," and dan balz, chief correspondent of the "washington post." welcome to you both. dan, to you first. what effect is this big storm having on the campaign? >> well, as you've reported, it has shut down campaign activity for the most part. that will continue to be the case at least until wednesday when both campaigns re-evaluate whether it's prudent or proper for either presiden
the "new york times" endors the president for re-ection over the weend. while iowa's largest newspaper, the des moines register, endorsed romney. it had not backed a republican for president since 1972. as for the vice presidential running mates, both remained on the campaign trail with just eight precious days before election day. republican paul ryan was in florida. and vice president biden replaced the president at a late day event in ohio. so what impact will the storm have on the...